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Josh Brolin: What I Learned from 20 Years Without a Big Role

Guy Raz 58,452 4 months ago
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Actor Josh Brolin (Avengers, Dune, Sicario) shares his fascinating Hollywood comeback story in this wide-ranging interview. From his wild childhood on a horse ranch in California to teen stardom in 'The Goonies' to two decade without a big acting role, Josh pulls back the curtain on family, creativity, and a life driven by "insatiable curiosity". Grab Josh's memoir 'From Under the Truck' here: https://a.co/d/1Jz8bwX Chapters (0:00:00) Intro 01:10 How he's changed in his 50s 04:52 Growing up with a famous dad 08:29 Complicated family dynamics 15:20 Discovering acting and early struggles 21:25 Moving to LA 25:35 'The Goonies' and early success 28:54 Challenges and mentorship in acting 32:52 Opening night disaster on stage 38:33 Transition to stock trading 41:43 'No Country for Old Men' Breakthrough 44:30 Working with the Coen brothers 49:17 Succeeding at 40 53:10 Playing George W. Bush and Dan White 59:55 Reflections on acting and life 01:02:31 Relationship with family 01:05:57 What’s next for Josh? Mentioned in this episode: • The Goonies (1985): https://www.amazon.com/Goonies-Sean-• • • • Astin/dp/B004ADB17Y • No Country for Old Men (2007): https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70071613 • Sicario (2015): https://www.amazon.com/Sicario-Emily-Blunt/dp/B0162LL59K • Dune (2021): https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Timothée-Chalamet/dp/B09LJXY4PH • American Gangster (2007): https://www.netflix.com/ke/title/70060009 • W. (2008): https://www.amazon.com/W-Josh-Brolin/dp/B0B3QLRHRZ • Milk (2008): https://www.amazon.com/Milk-Sean-Penn/dp/B001RU311W Connect with Josh: • 💻Website: https://fromunderthetruck.com • 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshbrolin Connect with us: •💻Website: TheGreatCreators.com •📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatcreatorspodcast and https://www.instagram.com/guy.raz • 🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@guyraz

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